Washboard



Dec. 13, 1932. D. J. SIGNORELLI 1,890,549

WASHBOARD Filed June 1, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 WITNSSz. M 5

Patented Dec. 13, 1932 UNITE FFICE DOMINICK J'. SIGNORELLI, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA WASHBOARD Application filed June 1, 1931. Serial No. 541,432."

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in wash boards and which embodies among other characteristics means whereby the rubbing surface therefor ma be removed and replaced.

ne of the principal objects of the invention contemplates the provision and arrangement of retaining means for the rubbing surface.

19 Another object of the invention consists of a locking element for the rubbing surface and retaining means.

More specifically stated the wash board is to be provided with a soap tray or compartment conveniently located with respect to the rubbing surface.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further consists of the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings:

7 Figure 1 is a front elevation of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary rear elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

317 Figure 4: is a horizontal sectional view taken through the invention.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation of the wash board with the locking H means removed. W Figure 6 is a side elevation of one of the retaining members.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of reference denote correm sponding parts the reference characters 10 and 11 indicate the companion legs or standards for the wash board being joined at intervals through the employment of cross members 12 and 13. A cross member 14: carried between the inner sides of the standards or legs 10 and 11 has the upper side thereof slightly spaced from the adjacent under surface of the cross member 13 for purposes to be better understood in the following descrip- M tion of the invention. The working face or surface of the board,

suclras indicated at 15, is preferably corrugated horizontally thereof whereas the extremities are ofisetand bent over the cross members 12 and 13, the lowermost offset extremity beinginterposed between the aforementioned. space established between the cross members, 13 and .l4 in the-manner suggestedin Figure 3 of the drawings. The uppermost inwardly offset extremity of the'corrugated working or rubbing surface l5 forms a ledge and when employed in combination with an. auxiliary backing 16 forms a soap compartment 17. The backing 16 is provided with drain openings or vents 18 located at intervals thereon-immediately above and in communication with the upper surface of the ledge formed by the uppermost inwardly offset extremity of the rubbing surface whereby the water and soap suds draining from the cake of soap upon the ledge will flow through 20 the vent openings 18 downwardly within the tube back of the rubbing surface 15.

Backing members 19 of strip like formation are extended at their ends between the cross members 12 and 13 and the rubbing surface 15 and which also repose throughout the major portions of their length against the latter. The retaining means formerly alluded to consists of rod members 20 having the ends 21 thereof outwardly curved and flattened for reception within correspondingly shaped slots or openings in the respective standards 10 and 11 whereby the rods 20 proper will engage the corrugations of the rubbing surface 15 adjacent the side edges 8 thereof to prevent flaring of the surface when pressure brought to bear against the intermediate portion of the rubbing surface. As evidenced from the illustration of my invention in Figure 2 of the drawings, it is noted that an appreciable portion of the rubbing surface is exposed between the adjacent edges of the backing members 19 in order that a certain degree of flexing will be permitted to relieve the customary harshness of the abrasive action to be set up, necessary in the removal of extraneous matter from soiled articles of clothing.

The locking strip 22 carried upon the rubbing surface 15 adjacent to and in advance of the cross member 12 has cut-out portions 23 to accommodate the rod members 20 and to prevent accidental displacement thereof.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction, and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is:

A wash board "comprising leg members, spaced cross members connected with the leg members, a board panel having an edge disposed between two of the cross members and in close contact therewith and an upper portiori disposed across the upper edge of a third cross membenthe upper portion of the panel being located behind the rear edges of the leg members andthat portion of the panel 1 disposed between the upper and lower cross members being corrugated transversely, rod members having angularly disposed ends insertedin theleg members, said rod members I bearing'against the corrugated portion of the panel and backing-members spaced from each other'attheir inner edges and interposed between the corrugated portion of the panel and two of said cross members.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

DOMINICK J. SIGNORELLI. 

